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12 dead in Nigeria oil pipeline explosion 10 Jul 2015 - 03:46 pm

NIGERIA: An accidental explosion on an oil pipeline In Nigeria operated by Italian energy giant Eni left 12 people dead and three injured,...

'Maun-mohan' to 'Maun-Modi' 10 Jul 2015 - 03:39 pm

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a skilled orator and prolific on social media, so his studied silence about allegations of corruption...

5.7 Earthquake Hits Northeastern Japan 10 Jul 2015 - 03:27 pm

TOKYO:- At least two people were slightly injured Friday when an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck the coast of northeast...

Iran says Western powers backtracking as nuclear deadline expires 10 Jul 2015 - 03:12 pm

Tehran: Iran accused major powers on Friday of backtracking on previous pledges and throwing up new "red lines" at nuclear talks, after the...

38 arrested in Algeria over deadly ethnic violence 10 Jul 2015 - 03:06 pm

GUERARA: Algerian authorities have arrested 38 people in connection with deadly ethnic unrest between Berbers and Arabs in the south of the country,...

Tsipras blinks 10 Jul 2015 - 02:59 pm

ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appealed to his party's lawmakers on Friday to back a tough reforms package after abruptly offering last-minute...

Tunis: Five militants killed 10 Jul 2015 - 02:49 pm

TUNIS: Tunisian security forces have killed five Islamist militants in clashes in the mountains near the central town of Gafsa, a security source...

Gunman arrested after killing 2 in Germany 10 Jul 2015 - 02:12 pm

BERLIN: A gunman in a car killed a woman and a cyclist in drive-by shootings in southern Germany on Friday, before police arrested...

Five Indonesian airports including Bali closed due to volcanic eruption 10 Jul 2015 - 10:36 am

Stranded passengers at Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport. DENPASAR: Ash drifting from an Indonesian volcano has forced the cancellation of more than 100...

India, Pakistan to hold security meet in a thaw in ties 10 Jul 2015 - 10:27 am

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in New Delhi on May 27, 2014. NEW DELHI: India and...

UK’s federal future beats London-centric past 10 Jul 2015 - 04:55 am

By Mark Gilbert Two minutes into his election victory speech on May 8, Prime Minister David Cameron referred to the need to rebalance...

Arabic calligraphy on electric poles 10 Jul 2015 - 04:54 am

The recently installed electric poles decorated with Arabic calligraphy on the highway leading to Hamad International Airport add colour to Doha’s Ramadan nights....

ExxonMobil holds Tamayoz courses 10 Jul 2015 - 04:54 am

Experts of ExxonMobil Qatar have been holding courses under the Tamayoz training programme. DOHA: ExxonMobil Qatar experts held six courses under Tamayoz training...

Parts of two streets to close for work from tomorrow 10 Jul 2015 - 04:53 am

DOHA: The public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced that access and exit to and from Rawdat Al Debdeba Street and Al Erbayyat Street...

Mowasalat hosts Suhoor gathering 10 Jul 2015 - 04:52 am

Minister of Transport and Mowasalat Chairman H E Jassim Seif Ahmed Al Sulaiti and Khalid Nasser Al Hail, CEO, Mowasalat, at the event....

Ramadan: Demand for part-time maids rises 10 Jul 2015 - 04:52 am

DOHA: Demand for part-time maids has increased among Qatari and non-Qatari families during Ramadan. Families usually hire maids on hourly basis during the...

RAF opens medical complex in Syria 10 Jul 2015 - 04:50 am

Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani Foundation for Humanitarian Services (RAF) opened a medical complex for displaced people in Syria. It will serve...

Al Jazeera launches website on Srebrenica massacre 10 Jul 2015 - 04:49 am

The interactive Srebrenica WEB Genocide Museum. Doha: In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Srebrenica massacre, Al Jazeera Balkans has launched a collection...